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Webster 1913 Edition
Pacifier
Pac′i-fiˊer
,Noun.
1.
One who or that which pacifies.
To
pacify
and settle those countries. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pacifier
PACIFIER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
pacifier
pacifier
English
baby pacifier
Noun
pacifier (plural pacifiers)
- Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]
- (Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
(baby device):
- binky, piece, bo-bo, nookie (United States)
- dummy, comforter (Britain, Australia, New Zealand)
- soother (Canada, Ireland)
Translations
one who pacifies
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for a baby
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French
Etymology
From Latin pācificō, pācificāre, from pāx (“peace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.si.fje/
Verb
pacifier
- to pacify
Conjugation
Conjugation of pacifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | pacifier | avoir pacifié | |||||
| gerund | en pacifiant | en ayant pacifié | |||||
| present participle | pacifiant /pa.si.fjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | pacifié /pa.si.fje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | pacifie /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifies /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifie /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifions /pa.si.fjɔ̃/ |
pacifiez /pa.si.fje/ |
pacifient /pa.si.fi/ |
| imperfect | pacifiais /pa.si.fjɛ/ |
pacifiais /pa.si.fjɛ/ |
pacifiait /pa.si.fjɛ/ |
pacifiions /pa.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
pacifiiez /pa.si.fi.je/ |
pacifiaient /pa.si.fjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | pacifiai /pa.si.fje/ |
pacifias /pa.si.fja/ |
pacifia /pa.si.fja/ |
pacifiâmes /pa.si.fjam/ |
pacifiâtes /pa.si.fjat/ |
pacifièrent /pa.si.fjɛʁ/ |
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| future | pacifierai /pa.si.fi.ʁe/ |
pacifieras /pa.si.fi.ʁa/ |
pacifiera /pa.si.fi.ʁa/ |
pacifierons /pa.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
pacifierez /pa.si.fi.ʁe/ |
pacifieront /pa.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | pacifierais /pa.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
pacifierais /pa.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
pacifierait /pa.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
pacifierions /pa.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
pacifieriez /pa.si.fi.ʁje/ |
pacifieraient /pa.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | pacifie /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifies /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifie /pa.si.fi/ |
pacifiions /pa.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
pacifiiez /pa.si.fi.je/ |
pacifient /pa.si.fi/ |
| imperfect1 |
pacifiasse /pa.si.fjas/ |
pacifiasses /pa.si.fjas/ |
pacifiât /pa.si.fja/ |
pacifiassions /pa.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
pacifiassiez /pa.si.fja.sje/ |
pacifiassent /pa.si.fjas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | pacifie /pa.si.fi/ |
— | pacifions /pa.si.fjɔ̃/ |
pacifiez /pa.si.fje/ |
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